At a side event, hosted by Pakistan, to highlight its contributions to South-South cooperation in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a publication titled, “Pakistan: Partnering with IAEA for Strengthening South-South Cooperation” was launched by the Director General of the IAEA, Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi. The event was organised at the sidelines of the 67th Session of the General Conference, currently ongoing in Vienna, Austria, and covered the ongoing partnerships of Pakistan with the IAEA under its Technical Cooperation Department for the promotion and transfer of nuclear technology for socioeconomic progress in developing countries. It was attended by senior level officials including from the Ghana Nuclear Regulatory Authority which is collaborating with the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA).
During his opening remarks, Chairman Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Mr. Raja Ali Raza Anwar, highlighted the great importance Pakistan accorded to the IAEA’s Technical Cooperation Programme due to which significant contributions to developmental gains in diverse fields had been achieved in the country. These included food & agriculture, human health, nuclear power, water resource management, industry and education.
